This blog is dedicated to custom "mods" from across the web of the classic Missouri Meerschaum Corn Cob Pipe. Not all examples of "Cobfoolery" shown here were purchased from Aristocob.com, but yours could be!

The following, presented almost in alphabetical order, are the finalists in the "Professional Classic" category of the 2014 Cobfoolery Contest. More details to come. (Click pics to Biggie-Size)

Angela Meek

Angela said about her pipe:What can I say? I was inspired to make the most of a gift of gem stones
from my brother. I have had these for a few years and kept wondering
what I was going to make with them. When time came for creating
something for the Cobfoolery contest, I knew these would be my choice of
material.

I have always loved mosaic art work. I emptied the stones onto the
table and began playing around with them to see what kind of pattern I
could make. I love the haphazardness of mosaics and the ruggedness of
their appearance. I decided this was perfect for me since precision is
not a requirement! The gem stones that I used are rubies, garnets,
amethysts, sapphires, tanzanite and several others I can't pronounce
much less spell. LOL! I hope you enjoy my artwork!

Thanks,

Angela

Jeff Beebe

Jeff said about his pipe:My take on what a standard issue military pipe would have looked like during WWII.

Riccardo Santia

Riccardo said about his pipe:

This is a smooth pride cob, with a briar shank and vulcanite stem.

I also used a briar heel/bottom and stained it black.

Doug Erwin

Doug said about his pipe:

This churchwarden (or cobwarden as I like to call it) is based on the
Missouri Meerschaum Great Dane Spool bowl. The factory shank has been
replaced by one turned from lacewood. The stem is Italian Vulcanite.
5/32'' airway.

I do not like filtered pipes. I do like to tinker.
To satisfy both of these traits, I decided to modify some cobs to give a
cob smoke and a briar like draw. The airway is 5/32", therefore no
filter is need to restrict the draw.

Chris Morgan

This is the “Porchdweller”. It is the perfect friend for a fall evening
outdoors. You take a few puffs and look out over your property with
pride. The air smells of freshly cut grass and you hear cow bells
jingling in the distance. The dog is chasing after squirrels trying
desperately to collect acorns from the yard. The sun is going down and
you’re sipping sweet tea on the porch. Life is good :)

It is 9.5” long by 2” tall. The shank and bowl are crafted from Missouri
Meerschaum corncob. The shank has a briar liner and end caps . The pipe
will accept all standard cob stems. The finish is what I would call
“country aristocrat”, similar to the “country gentleman” finish but with
more tan and brown. The pipe is finished with an exceptionally smooth
100% carnauba wax finish. Enjoy!